AHA! is an advisory council composed of twenty community members who come together at least three times a year to help Weber State University’s College of Arts & Humanities achieve its goals: to improve educational opportunities for students; enhance faculty productivity in teaching, research, and service; engage successfully with the public so we can bring the gift of arts and humanities to a greater number of people and win their support for the work we do.
For more information on AHA! please contact Dean Madonne Miner (madonneminer@weber.edu) or the college development director, Carol Biddle (cbiddle@weber.edu).
AHA! 2011–12
Arts & Humanities Advisors
Holly Nye Bauman, Chair President, Ralph Nye Charitable Foundation
WSU ’86, MS, Education
George Hall, Vice Chair President, Elliott-Hall Company
USU, BS, Economics
Southern Methodist University, MBA, Urban Economics
Board Member, Ogden City School Foundation
Joseph Ray Barrios, Jr. General Counsel (Attorney), Insurance Receivers' Office
WSU ’78, BS, Political Science & Business/Music Minor
UofU ’82, JD
Bar Examiner, Utah State Bar
President & Director, Jazz Arts of the Mountain West (JAM) SLC Jazz Festival
Board Member, Viva Vocé choral group
Board of Directors and Musician (trumpet), Junction City Big Band
LeAnne P. Gundy Nurse Practitioner, Ogden Women's Clinic
WSU ’85, AS, Nursing
UofU ’93, MS, Nursing
Associate Professor, Nursing (1993–2000) and Adjunct Associate Professor, Health Sciences (2000–11), WSU
Member, American Red Cross—Women Who Wine
Northern Utah Nurse Practitioner Group
Stephanie Harpst Retired, Vice President Community Relations, Wells Fargo
Bob Harris Retired, Vice President & General Counsel, Thiokol Corporation
Swarthmore College ’55, BA
Creighton Law School ’58, JD
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration ’60, MBA
Ogden Symphony Ballet Association: Advisory Board & Development Committee (current), Past Board Member and President
Ogden Rotary Club, Member
Judge Pro Tem, Ogden Court, North Ogden Court, Roy Court
Facilitator, Great-Issues Seminar originally under the auspices of Weber State University, 1997 to present
Utah Symphony: Board Member, 1999 to 2000
Harvard Alumni Association of Utah: Director, President 2004–05
Utah Humanities Council: director, 2001–07. Member of Executive Committee, 2004–07
Chamber Orchestra Ogden: Director 2011–present
Weber County Library, Board Member
Ogden Opera Guild, Member
Joanne (Jodee) Hoellein Community Volunteer
UofU ’75, Journalism/English Literature
Board Member, Ogden City School Foundation
Board of Trustees, McKay Dee Hospital
Board Member, Friends of the Stewart Library
WSU National Advisory Council
Kiwanis Club, Member
Ogden Opera Guild, Member
Susie Hulet
Ray Latham Kimber Owner, Kimber Kable / IsoMike, sound technology
WSU Community Partner: IsoMike recordings, Music, Theater, Athletics
Bonnie King IQ Design
WSU ’80, BA, Elementary Education
WSU ’98, BA, Choral Music
UofU ’04, Master of Music
Drama Club of Ogden, Past President
Utah Music Educator Association, Festival Adjudicator
Weber County Arts Council
Davis School District, Music Educator
Edward (Ed) G. Kleyn Retired, Northern Utah President, Wells Fargo Bank
WSU ’72, BS, Business Administration: Management
UofU ’76, MBA
Alumni Association Executive Committee, Past Member
Board of Trustees, Past Member
IHC Select Health Audit and Compliance Committee, Chair
WSU National Advisory Council
Ogden Renewal Foundation, Member
OIDC Ogden Industrial Development Corporation, Member
ORC Ogden Reinvestment Corporation, Member
WEDCOR Weber Economic Development Corporation, Member
YMCA, Board Member
Boy Scouts of America, Director
Wells Fargo, Advisory Board Member
Cindy Kunz Community Volunteer
BYU ’83, BS, Education
WSU Storytelling Steering, Committee Member
Ogden Symphony, Past Board Member and President
Ladies Literary Society of Ogden, Member
McKay-Dee Foundation, Board Member
Ogden School Foundation, Board Member
Dianna M. Lindquist Artist (leave of absence 2011-12)
WSU ’10, BFA, Visual Arts
Kathryn Lindquist Retired, Humanities Teacher, University of Utah
UofU ’66 BA, English / ’89, MA, English / ’98, Ph.D., English (American Studies Program)
WSU Board of Trustees 2005-present
WSU Environmental Initiatives Committee 2006-present
WSU Community Involvement Center Advisory Board 2007-present
UofU LEAP Community Advisory Board
UofU College of Humanities Partnership Board
UofU Friends of Service Board, Bennion Center
Affiliated with Utah artist community & environmental, sustainability organizations in Utah
Sally Neill Former Owner, Wildflower Bakery
Ohio State ’67, BS, Nursing
Ogden Nature Center, Past Board Member and Chair
Cultural Affairs, Advisory Board
Junior League of Ogden, Member and Past President
Weber Pathways, Current Board Member and Past Chair
Volunteer for Friends for Sight (eye screening for preschoolers)
Charlene Nelson Former Executive Director, Davis Arts Council
WSU ’86, AS
Community Volunteer
Scott H. Parkinson Sr. Vice President, Bank of Utah
WSU ’72, BS, Geography
Dave Thomas President / CEO, Thomas Arts
WSU ’77, BS, Political Science
Ralph Vander Heide Retired Educator / Consultant, Northern Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NASCU)
WSU ’57, AS
UofU ’62, BA, German/ ’68, MA, German
State University of N.Y. ’75, Ph.D., German (fluent in German, Spanish and Dutch)
Attended: University of Zurich (Switzerland), University of Seville, University of Madrid, University of Southern California
Skidmore College “University Without Walls” Program Consultant
WSU Legacy Society, Member
Ogden Opera Guild, Member
Jolene Zito Educator
WSU ’00, BS Cum Laude, Theatre Arts Teaching
Candidate for Masters of Education program - beginning fall '00
WSU Utah Musical Theatre: Board, participated in productions
Egyptian Theatre Foundation Board
Davis Arts Council
Past President, Ogden Symphony Ballet Association
Drama Club of Ogden: Advisory Board, Secretary, Vice-President, President, participated in productions
Participated in WSU Theatre productions
PAST MEMBERS
Jim Alvey President, Alvey Media Group
WSU ’81, BS, Communications/Public Relations
Jason M. Carlton Communication Specialist, Primary Children's Medical Center
’04, Communication / Public Relations / MA, University of Utah, Communication
Larry Corry Retired, past President/CEO, Amalgamated Sugar Co.
Business Administration: Management
Member, WSU National Advisory Council
Ana M. Eldredge Retired Educator / Foreign Languages - French & Spanish, English / Education / WSU Foreign Language Department 1973-1976 / WSU Bookstore 1971-1973
WSU Alumni Association: Past Board Member & Past President
Judy B. Jones Artist / Owner, The Needlepoint Joint
Board, Val A. Browning Foundation
Member, Historic 25th Street
Union Station Gallery
WSU: National Advisory Council
Julie Kenley President/CEO, Ed Kenley Ford
Attended WSU / WSU '98, Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
WSU National Advisory Council
Member, WSU Board of Trustees '03-'05
WSU Guest Speaker
Member, Weber Basin Water (12 yrs)
Envision Utah (5 yrs)
Regional Director for DOCA (Defense Orientation Conference Association) (10 yrs)
Hill AFB Representative, AFMC (Air Force Material Command) (5 yrs)
Senator Orrin Hatch "Kitchen Cabinet" member (3 yrs)
Davis Economic Advisory Council (1 yr)
Davis Arts Guild (Ed Kenley Centennial Amphitheatre
Guild Executive Board, Chair of Abravanel Hall Tour Guides, Utah Symphony
Secretary, 5th Grade Docent Program
Nancy S. Lowe English
NAC / English instructor
Don Salazar President/CEO, CTI
Business, Management Board Member
The Nature Conservancy
Board Member
The Tanner Center for Nonviolent Human Rights Advocacy, UofU
State Council on Workforce Services
Construction Advisory Board OWATC
Board of Directors, Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Past President, Northern Utah Public Employees Association
Member, Utah Hispanic Legislative Task Force
Member of Utah CEO Club
IHC Intermountain Health Care Outreach Committee
WSU National Advisory Council
WSU Football Suite Sponsor (2 yrs)
Collaboration Committee for WSU & OAHCC
